The Studio of Sidewalk Tango

About

David and Dianne by Carlos Vizzotto

Sidewalk Tango is the dance company and studio of renowned performers David Backler and Dianne Heywood-Smith.

It is a boutique studio specializing in teaching and dancing “Tango Argentino”.

Classes are held in “Salon” “Milonguero” and “Tango Nuevo” stylisations, with all due credit and respect given to the history and culture of the milongueros of Buenos Aires .

Sidewalktango organise for dancers to participate at three different levels:

1.Classes and Workshops: for learning the craft and technique of Tango

2. Practicas: the informal social dance practice where the real learning begins. Before venturing into the “Milonga” dancers need to hone their skills, and learn the culture, codes and etiquette of tango. This is the function of the practica.
Sidewalktango holds a practica every Wednesday night from 9.00pm to midnight.
Also every 2nd and fourth Sunday we have “La Practica”

3. Milongas: the ultimate expression of the tango social dance culture: See “Tango Noir”

David and Dianne have also been working in corporate entertainment together for seven years, performing with their dance and cabaret  act “The Dry Martinis”. They have performed in theatres, clubs and festivals around Australia, and overseas including Korea, Singapore, Spain, France, UK, Argentina, China, New Zealand.

In 2009 they toured their show to Buenos Aires, including performing at the famous Sunderland, “La Milonga del Mundo”
Duriing 2010 they performed their cabaret act “The Dry Martinis and the Cigarettes of Doom” in the Adelaide and Melbourne Fringe Festivals.
February 2011 they performed with live music played by the two Maestros Massimo Scattolin and
Jo Beaumont In May 2011 they performed and and taught tango at the Noumea Festival in New Caledonia
In October 2011 they travelled to New Zealand to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Sidewalktango founding the first Tango Argentino events to be held in New Zealand .
In December 2011 they created and convened a new Melbourne Community event “Tango Escape” in Daylesford, Victoria

Sidewalk Tango has its home at the Tiki Lounge and Bar
327 Swan Street, Richmond.